Weather - DWD: December extremely wet in Berlin and Brandenburg
A rainy December in Berlin and Brandenburg: According to the preliminary results published by the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday, the last month of the year was extremely wet. There was also very little sunshine. Overall, December 2023 was very mild in both federal states. The heavy rainfall also triggered flooding in Brandenburg.
According to the DWD, December was the 15th in a row in Germany with remarkably high temperatures. It is expected to be one of the eight warmest but also wettest Christmas months since 1881.
This was December in Berlin:
At more than 12 degrees, the highest temperatures in December were measured in the capital at Christmas, according to the DWD on Friday. With an average temperature of 3.9 degrees, the entire month was milder than the long-term average. The international reference period here is always 1961 to 1990. 121 liters of rain fell per square meter - more than twice as much as the average of 53 liters. According to the DWD, the sun shone around 30 hours less often than in the comparable period.
The December weather in Brandenburg:
The month started in Brandenburg with severe frosts below minus 10 degrees, and there was also snow. On December 1, temperatures in Heckelberg in the Märkisch-Oderland district fell to minus 14.8 degrees. Overall, however, December was milder than the long-term average, averaging 3.6 degrees (reference period: 0.9 degrees). Wind and rain also characterized the December weather. There were 95 liters per square meter - the long-term average is 50 liters. The sun only shone for 25 hours. In comparison: in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the December sun shone for 50 hours each.
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The heavy rainfall in December, specifically in Brandenburg, was not only mild but also led to flooding in the region. Despite December being the 15th consecutive month with high temperatures in Germany, according to the DWD, it was also one of the wettest Christmas months, causing significant precipitation in Brandenburg and Berlin, amounting to more than 121 liters per square meter in Berlin.
Source: www.stern.de
